ITALIAN CERTIFICATES
Italian certificates must be issued by the Registry Office (Ufficio Stato Civile) of the appropriate Municipality (Comune) and they should be submitted as originals or certified copies of the original. No legalisation or translation is necessary.
LEGALISATION AND TRANSLATION OF BRITISH CERTIFICATES
Copies of original British certificates can be requested at the General Register Office:
Please note that each British certificate must be duly legalised and translated into Italian:
- To legalise the British certificates please contact The Legalisation Office – legalisation@fcdo.gov.uk
- To translate the certificates, it is possible to contact one of the translators listed on the Consulate General of Italy website, or use a sworn translator (traduttore giurato) in Italy (the relevant lists are available at Italian Tribunals).
CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY THIRD COUNTRIES
All foreign certificates issued by countries other than the United Kingdom must be:
- legalised with an Apostille, if the issuing country has signed the Hague Convention of 05.10.1961, or legalised by the relevant Italian Embassy/Consulate if the issuing country has not ratified the above mentioned Convention.
- translated into Italian. The translation must be carried out by an official translator and certified by the appropriate Italian Embassy/Consulate, or legalised with an Apostille. Alternatively, use a sworn translator (traduttore giurato) in Italy (the relevant lists are available at Italian Tribunals).
Please follow this link for the list of Italian Consulates and Embassies.